Manager – Assurance and Advisory

We’re looking for a skilled Manager of Assurance and Advisory who is ready to bring their learning, keen attention to detail, knowledge, and skills to our growing team!

About Baker Tilly Nova Scotia Inc.

Baker Tilly Nova Scotia Inc. is an independent member of Baker Tilly Canada, an entrepreneurial accounting network that fosters a meaningful career and the opportunity to influence tomorrow for your clients, your profession, and your community. Our professionals are encouraged to Be True to their values and ambitions, alongside our shared commitment to building great relationships, great conversations, and great futures.

With member firms from coast to coast, we are one of the country’s largest associations of chartered professional accounting firms. As an international network, we have a longstanding reputation for value-added audit, tax, and advisory solutions. We embrace a model of client-focused, partner-led service and believe that quality of life for our high-performance team is important. We have strong community involvement and believe in providing our clients with high quality personalized services.

As a 23 partner, locally owned firm located in Dartmouth, our office is comprised of over 135 team members who serve companies at all stages of their development from emerging and owner-managed businesses to large private companies, not-for-profit organizations, governments, professionals and individuals.

Your Contribution to the story:

At Baker Tilly Nova Scotia (BTNS), our Partners and leadership team are dedicated to creating the best experience for our employees. As Manager of Assurance and Advisory you will play a key part in ensuring high quality client services are delivered on a timely basis, through collaboration with Partners and team members.

What You’ll Do:

Collaborate with Partners and assurance group to assist in planning, execution, and completion of a wide range of Audit, Review and Compilation (T1, T2, T3, T5) engagements, both independently and as part of a team
Support and manage staff during field assignments and manage the engagement progress as a whole (communication of deadlines)
Analyze financial information, accounting processes and operations procedures
Review account reconciliations and adjusting entries
Assess risk, controls, operational performance and adherence to Applicable Financial Reporting Framework (AFRF)
Review personal, corporate, non-profit organization information and charitable tax returns
Review of financial statements and related note disclosures
Coach and mentor staff
Provide personal, attentive service to clients to encourage productive working relationships
Identifying client service opportunities

What You’ll Bring:

4+ years of experience in a professional services firm
Canadian CPA designation and the ability to immediately work in Canada
Self-motivation with an ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Strong analytical skills and creativity to identify problems and potential solutions
High level of proficiency in client-focused service
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Strong project management and organizational skills to handle multiple projects
Experience with Caseware/Caseview, TaxPrep, Sage Accounting and Quickbooks is an asset

Application Information:

For us, finding moments to really listen to and get to know our teammates is an essential part of how we keep our community together. Demonstrating curiosity, empathy, care and compassion and nurturing agency are who we desire to be. If this resonates with you, this might be a great fit.

Interested candidates should apply via the "Apply For This Job" link with a cover letter and resume. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact our People & Culture department at nshr@bakertilly.ca or 902.444.4000. We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are actively seeking to add team members from communities with lived experiences of marginalization and underrepresentation. We respect and value each individual and their lived experiences and commit to creating a more diverse team and establishing a culture of belonging. If you self-identify as Black, Indigenous, a person of colour, a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community or another marginalized group, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Baker Tilly is highly rated among our employees because we provide a vibrant, fulfilling culture.

We encourage all to be true to their values and ambitions and following their own path
We value our people and our reputation
We are future focused and challenge the status quo
We foster collaboration in everything we do
We are locally dedicated with national scale
We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
We are committed to building great relationships, having great conversations, and forging great futures

We also appreciate the value of work-life harmony for our staff. The following is just a glimpse of some of our great perks!

Competitive salary
RRSP matching
Wellness and fitness incentives
Flex time
Comprehensive benefits package 
On site gym
Free parking

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